List of sons and daughters of the city of Volgograd
This is a list of famous people who were born in the Russian city of Volgograd ( Tsaritsyn 1589–1925 , Stalingrad 1925–1961 ).
19th century
- Alexander Popow (1808–1865), orientalist, Mongolist and university professor
- Pyotr Anochin (1898–1974), neurophysiologist and university professor
20th century
1901-1950
- Pavel Serebryakov (1909–1977), pianist and music teacher
- Dmitri Burdin (1914–1978), architect and university professor
- Leonid Meschkow (1916–1986), swimmer
- Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924–2007), politician and chairman of the Soviet secret service KGB (1988–1991)
- Alexandra Pachmutowa (* 1929), composer
- Boris Grischajew (1930–1999), track and field athlete
- Alexander Fedotow (1932–1984), test pilot and general of the air force, broke a total of 18 world records
- Farid Dossajew (* 1933), swimmer
- Elem Klimow (1933–2003), film director
- Weniamin Beresinski (* 1934), physicist
- Wladimir Passetschnik (1937–2001), biologist
- Alewtina Aparina (1941–2013), politician
- Ivan Karetnikow (* 1942), swimmer
1951-1980
- Vladimir Arsamaskov (1951–1986), basketball player
- Wassili Sidorenko (* 1961), athlete
- Wassili Nebensja (* 1962), diplomat
- Marina Mescheriakova (* 1964), opera singer (soprano)
- Vladimir Shemetov (born 1964), swimmer
- Igor Wassiljew (* 1964), handball player and coach
- Andrei Botaschow (1965-2010), Bulgarian actor and politician
- Vladimir Karabutov (* 1967), water polo player
- Oleg Grebnew (* 1968), handball player
- Vladimir Ovchinnikov (* 1970), javelin thrower
- Swetlana Prjachina (* 1970), handball player
- Yuri Smolowoi (* 1970), Russian-Kazakh water polo player
- Julija Sotnikowa (* 1970), athlete
- Leonid Sluzki (* 1971), soccer goalkeeper and coach
- Igor Kschinin (* 1972), boxer
- Ekaterina Grigoryeva (* 1974), sprinter
- Denis Pankratow (* 1974), swimmer
- Alexei Petrow (* 1974), weightlifter and Olympic champion (1996)
- Sergei Pogorelow (1974-2019), handball player
- Marina Akobija (* 1975), water polo player
- Julija Iwanowa (* 1977), rhythmic gymnast
- Roman Iwanowski (* 1977), swimmer
- Jelena Kriwoschei (* 1977), rhythmic gymnast
- Maxim Marinin (* 1977), figure skater
- Olga Shtyrenko (* 1977), rhythmic gymnast
- Yuri Kudinow (* 1979), swimmer
- Maxim Opalew (* 1979), canoeist, Olympic champion and eleven-time world champion
- Natalja Schipilowa (* 1979), handball player
- Vitaly Shkurlatow (* 1979), athlete
1981-1990
- Andrei Reketschinski (* 1981), water polo player
- Alexander Gorbatikow (* 1982), handball player
- Jelena Issinbayeva (* 1982), athlete and Olympic champion (2004 and 2008)
- Maja Petrowa (* 1982), handball player
- Jelena Slessarenko (* 1982), high jumper and Olympic champion (2004)
- Sergei Strukov (* 1982), football player
- Dmitri Yerochin (* 1983), handball player
- Igor Beresuzki (* 1984), swimmer
- Valery Korobkin (* 1984), Russian-Kazakh football player
- Konstantin Maslak (* 1984), chess grandmaster
- Juliana Salachowa (* 1984), canoeist
- Anna Sedoikina (* 1984), handball player
- Olga Akopjan (* 1985), handball player
- Olga Kutscherenko (* 1985), track and field athlete
- Marianna Salzmann (* 1985), German writer
- Alexei Kravchenko (* 1986), diver
- Paul Lorenz (* 1987), dancer
- Pawel Atman (* 1987), handball player
- Anna Kotschetowa (* 1987), handball player
- Michail Kukuschkin (* 1987), tennis player
- Ekaterina Leonova (* 1987), dancer
- Alexei Moltschanow (* 1987), freediver
- Maxim Babanin (* 1988), super heavyweight boxer
- Denis Biryukov (* 1988), volleyball player
- Larissa Iltschenko (* 1988), long-distance swimmer
- Juri (* 1989), German-speaking rapper of Russian origin
- Julija Koltunowa (* 1989), water diver
- Marina Sudakowa (* 1989), handball player
- Tatjana Chmyrowa (* 1990), handball player
- Jelena Utkina (* 1990), handball player
1991-2000
- Oleg Li (* 1991), ice hockey player
- Filipp Dawydenko (* 1992), tennis player
- Alexei Watutin (* 1992), tennis player
- Yevgeny Koptelow (* 1993), swimmer
- Emil Balayev (* 1994), Russian-Azerbaijani football player
- Polina Wedjochina (* 1994), handball player
- Irina Snopowa (* 1995), handball player
- Anna Vyachirewa (* 1995), handball player
- Alexander Sadovnikov (* 1996), swimmer
- Yevgeny Sedov (* 1996), swimmer
- Anastasia Kempf (* 1997), German rhythmic gymnast
- Jaroslawa Frolowa (* 1997), handball player
- Natalja Wichljanzewa (* 1997), tennis player
- Ilja Druzhinin (* 1998), swimmer
- Jaroslaw Potapow (* 1999), swimmer
- Antonina Skorobogatchenko (* 1999), handball player
Web links
Commons : People of Volgograd - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Самые известные люди Волгограда (Russian)
- Знаменитости Волгограда (Russian)
- Какие известные люди родились в Волгограде (Russian)
- Знай наших (Russian)
- Место рождения: Волгоград (Russian)
- Волгоград: Известные люди города (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leonid Meshkov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Boris Grishayev in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Vladimir Arzamaskov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Vladimir Shemetov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Vladimir Karabutov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Svetlana Pryakhina in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Yury Smolovoy in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Igor Kshinin in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Marina Akobiya in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Roman Ivanovsky in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Nataliya Shipilova in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Vitaly Shkurlatov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Andrey Rekechinsky in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Igor Berezutsky in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Yuliana Salakhova in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Yevgeny Koptelov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Aleksandr Sadovnikov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Ilya Druzhinin in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Yaroslav Potapov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)